Nate Higgins' layup with 10:38 left in the game tied the Eagles'
largest lead of the night at 54-35. Over the next five and half
minutes, the Panthers whittled the advantage to 12, but Alex
Raymond drilled a 3-pointer with 6:55 remaining to make it
61-46.

Unbeknownst to the Eagles, that would be their last points in
regulation. PJ Blanch's triple with 4:50 left cut the deficit to
eight, and Tyler Ferguson scored on consecutive possessions to pull
the Panthers within 61-57.

Juniata missed a layup on the opposite end, and out of a
timeout, Blanch scored on an up-and-under layup to trim the lead to
two. The Eagles turned the ball over on their ensuing possession
and Brandon McClester's basket with 1:22 left tied the game for the
first time since it was 16 all in the first half.

McClester nearly won the game after a steal on the other end,
but the ball rolled off the rim on his layup attempt. The Eagles
missed a chance in the final seconds and McClester's 3-pointer
rimmed out at the buzzer forcing overtime.

In the first extra period, Juniata's Brian Scholly nailed
consecutive 3-pointers, the second with 1:09 left to put the Eagles
up 70-66. Keith Burgess answered with a jumper and after Kevin
Stapleton missed the front-end of a one-and-one, Burgess hit the
game-tying layup with 2.2 seconds left.

The second overtime was much of the same. Tied at 77 with 48
seconds remaining, the Eagles missed a layup, and with three second
left, McClester drove the lane and scored while being fouled in the
process. He hit the free throw to make it 80-77. The Panthers
elected to foul on defense and it paid off. Raymond missed both
free throws, capping a stunning comeback in front of a loud and
raucous home crowd.

The Eagles led 31-23 at the break after closing the half on a
15-6 run, and appeared to be running away with it in the second
half, outscoring Pitt-Bradford 15-8 at one point to go up by 19.
Little did anyone know, it was just the beginning of a special
night.

Pitt-Bradford only shot 43 percent from the floor yet it was
7-10 from the field in overtime. Juniata hit 46 percent of its
shots and outscored the Panthers 36-32 in the paint. The Eagles
were 15-20 from the stripe and hit six 3-pointers.

The Panthers outrebounded the visitors by one and scored 20
second-chance points. Pitt-Bradford did struggle from the free
throw line, hitting just 14 of 24 attempts.

Ferguson had a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds, and
McClester nearly matched him with 17 points and nine boards.
Burgess scored 15 points and Blanch had a career-high 12 off the
bench.

Pitt-Bradford improves to 4-2 on the season and hosts
Pitt-Greensburg Saturday at 3 p.m.